sailstud25

sokowa wrote:I know, doesn't stop me from representing the misconception that happened. Besides, it's just supposed to be a funny shirt.

nice somewhat Seussical mutant fish... :-)

Hmm, just went in for 3 Randoms, when I haven't bought any shirts lately (although still checking frequently) so what are the chances of liking them!?! Oh well, couldn't pass up the mystery!
...a number of shirts on teetrade.com

fablefire

daedalusknight wrote:I agree. I do wish that there was a way to see how these shirts would come out, though. Someone posted a list of shirts earlier that looked great on screen but printed horribly.

Isn't there some kind of print process simulation that can let us see what these shirts will look like in real life?

There's no way to know. I could use pantone colors, but I don't want to buy a pantone book. I rely on woot's hopefully good judgement. Out of my shirts, Scurvy printed beautifully, TCTP was great (though the green was a little bright), and Plan B printed awesomely (though I still don't know how they got sun rays on the "i").

@ Loki - I actually tried it in green. Went for the old parchment look instead.

@ Nathan - Glad you like it. Took me awhile to think of what I could use that wasn't copyrighted.

Erynriel

SkekTek

pwhitwor wrote:The flag didn't move at all once the telescoping bar from which it was suspended had been extended. The fan in the shirt is the one point keeping me from voting for it.

That is exactly true. I'm not supporting the myth here by any means- the hoax idea was silly, but I think the idea behind this design is sound (what it would look like if it were true. The original commented that a fan must have moved the flag, which is why it is in the design.

fablefire

female wrote:I don't know, by that logic you could put Mario on a shirt because a plumbers hat, overalls, mustache, and the letter M are not copyrighted by Nintendo. Looks like you made it through the first round of rejections though, so you may be good to go.

One couldn't put Mario on a shirt, but they could put on a man wearing a plumbers hat, overalls, and a mustache. I think the "M" hat is actually copyrighted, like a logo. So long as you didn't copy the style of the character, you'd be okay. Generic items like bottles and gems that are used in a wide variety of mediums aren't the same as characters that were created by a company, specifically for that company's mediums.

AdderXYU

bluchez

tiaerman wrote:And she is pretty cute. Those are some nice cooling towers. Sorry about the rejection but the justification for rejection is pretty funny

What I'm most curious about is if I had submitted this on a male model, or a blank tshirt, without the obvious attention being drawn to the chest, if it would have been rejected. It would have been a boring comp, and got no votes, but I still wonder if it would have been derby legal at that point.

That said, no problem with getting rejected. I knew it wouldn't win, knew it could get rejected, but threw the comp together for fun (after all my real 3 Mile Island ideas were smashed by lack of motivation/abilities.)

female

fablefire wrote:One couldn't put Mario on a shirt, but they could put on a man wearing a plumbers hat, overalls, and a mustache. I think the "M" hat is actually copyrighted, like a logo. So long as you didn't copy the style of the character, you'd be okay. Generic items like bottles and gems that are used in a wide variety of mediums aren't the same as characters that were created by a company, specifically for that company's mediums.

I guess you're right. I think I'm just thinking that the context of the those objects together clearly are intended to represent Legend of Zelda. Saying they individually have no meaning may be true, but when you put them together there is no doubt in anyone's mind that you're trying to make and sell a Legend a Zelda shirt. We all know it, it's just then a legal argument along the lines of "that depends on what the definition of is is." The style of the hearts, the exact same shaped sword and crystals, a fairy in a bottle. I remember designs get rejected for less. Calvin and ball weren't copyrighted words, but put them together and you're capitalizing on Bill Watterson's work without any added content. The phrase itself wasn't even legally copyrighted, but it was/is his intellectual property. I can't think of any design that woot printed that was just capitalizing on the original work without making an additional comment on it. Maybe they're changing their stance.

kenjitr

I like the design-- especially the leaf-- but I'm not a big fan of the way Africa and Europe turned out (random island off the coast of Africa, smiley face of lakes in Africa, no British Isles, etc.). Maybe I'm just picky about geography?

This globe seems to be a similar perspective and a little more accurate that maybe could be used as a reference image? It came from this article on Earth Day.

squidboots

1985 is the year fullerenes, which are special allotropes of carbon, were discovered. Fullerenes come in a few different forms, but probably the most interesting one is buckminsterfullerene (they're more commonly known as "buckyballs"), which is named after R. Buckminster Fuller. He was a pretty cool guy. Buckminsterfullerene is made of 60 carbon atoms arranged in an icosahedral form (like a soccer ball), and my illustration details the organic structure including the aromatic rings. Yes, I'm a geek.

EDIT: I have a "geekier" version of this shirt posted here for you hardcore science fans. Please check it out!

jjtenbensel

This is my design based on the cover of Super Mario Bros. 3. In 1988 this game was released in Japan. It is a Japanese man wearing a rendition of the Japanese Hakama Pants which are similar to Marios. He also has Geta Sandals and Tabi Socks. Instead of "M" for Mario on the hat, the red circle is meant to represent the Japanese Flag. It has six colors and the shirt color which shows through in some places. You can view a large detail if you Click Here Thanks!

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